# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Century Foods International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019043618` · 4/8/2019 · SPARTA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Century Foods International, LLC
- **Location:** 1357 Hoeschler Drive, SPARTA, WISCONSIN, 54656
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tightening a clamp (using channel lock pliers) on a pasteurizer system when a leak was identified. The clamp fastener dislodged while turning and 240-degree liquid discharged onto the employee, causing burns to the waist, abdomen, legs, and knees.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*